House at 114 Marble Street
Why it's listed
Built around 1850 on Marble Street in Stoneham, this T-plan cottage is the town's best-preserved example of the Gothic Revival style promoted by A.J. Downing. It went up at a time when Greek Revival houses were the local norm, which makes it stand out. The house is clad in clapboards with narrow cornerboards and sits under a steep, overhanging roof with exposed rafters. A cross-gable frontispiece and an extended rear ell shape its plan. Gothic touches include pierced vergeboards in the cross gable and pointed windows on the second story, while the first-story windows have unusually heavy lintels and 6/6 sash. A small glazed porch now shelters the entry. A few other Stoneham houses were built in this style, but most have lost many original details. This one retains its pointed-arch windows, shaped shutters, exposed rafters and vergeboard decoration, and it was listed for its architectural value and integrity.
Significance in brief: The cottage is described as Stoneham's only intact example of a Downingesque Gothic Revival cottage. It was built when Greek Revival was the prevailing local style. It keeps its original pointed windows, shaped shutters, exposed rafters and vergeboards, and it retains integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 84002661, listed April 13, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 114 Marble St., Stoneham |
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| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | April 13, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84002661 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in residential use; a small, mostly glazed front porch has been added. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 42.47277, -71.11832 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 84002661.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14715565
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.